# Accident 19800116000949A: Skrsky S58C, Pt. Bonita, CA, January 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1980, 13:28 local time
- Place: Pt. Bonita, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N81TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81TA-2011-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58C (registry code 8141806, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright CURTISS OX5 (registry code 67002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 989C9HE2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,790 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800116000949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT REPORTED SHORT ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE HOVERING. AUTOROTATED TO DECK OF BARGE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD09), Jan 16, 1980: Sikorsy S-58C (N81TA), Pt Bonita, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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